OP wants analog video output from analog input. I'm not quite sure why OP
needs to use a computer at all . . . :-)
However, since OP seems to want to involve his Mac _somehow_, I figured
I'd contribute a couple more computer-related alternatives:
* (Most?) D8 cameras can play Hi8 tapes and output that video as a
DV stream. A bit easier than using a separate box or other camera type to
do the same thing, IOW a more efficient process.
or
* IMO the best way to go directly from analog video to DVD (or in
this case, back to analog/VHS) is with the "Instant DVD USB for Mac"
device, under $180 at OWC:
<http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MailList.cfm?ID=5448&Item=ADSMACAV1750>
I set up a very picky customer with one after he had tried a number of
other solutions (eg: vhs-FWbridge-DV-iMovie-iDVD-DVD) and it was the
simplest solution of all, plus it produced the cleanest-looking DVDs. The
resulting mpeg files aren't easily directly editable the way are DV files
but the included SW does allow for trims and similar simple edits, as
well as titling and such.
I did read OP's desire to minimise costs and with economy in mind avoid
using DVD-R. However, I'd suggest archiving any captured video onto DVD.
It's trivially easy to copy DVDs to VHS once one has an edited master DVD
on hand.
Also, I mustn't forget two other HUGE advantages for Instant DVD: A) with
Instant DVD file sizes are fractions of what one deals with when
capturing DV streams (DV streams are huge & InstDVD files are small!),
and B) the Instant DVD MPEG2 files are directly burn-able to DVD so no
need to tie up a workstation for hours (days?) compressing files.
hth,
Dan K
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